Kiko’s Food News, 4.11.14

Is it just me, or is there more interesting food systems reporting out there than ever before? Hard choosing only a few this week!

The president of the World Bank made a harrowing prediction that battles over water and food will erupt within the next 10 years as a result of climate change: (The Guardian)

American chefs are becoming known not only for their food, but for the stands they take on political issues; from refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding, to requesting that a woman not breast-feed at the table, these can have serious business implications: (New York Times)

While urban food growing may not be the key to feeding our cities’ booming populations, it surely inspires “food empathy”, which leads people to make healthier food choices, buy more seasonally, recycle more and waste less: (Huffington Post)

We know that organic agriculture is better for the planet and that organic livestock have better lives, but this article assesses whether organics do more good (in the form of better nutrition), and less harm (in the form of fewer contaminants and pathogens) when we eat them: (Washington Post)

New York City’s Food Bank uses feeding people as an inroad to helping them become financially stable; they helped file 48,110 returns claiming $81.2 million in tax credits and refunds last year, for those who can least afford to lose them: (New York Times)